diff --git a/config/nav2_params.yaml b/config/nav2_params.yaml
index 07e3495..bd9b879 100644
--- a/config/nav2_params.yaml
+++ b/config/nav2_params.yaml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ controller_server:
       regulated_linear_scaling_min_radius: 0.9
       regulated_linear_scaling_min_speed: 0.25
       use_rotate_to_heading: true
-      allow_reversing: false
+      allow_reversing: true # was false
       rotate_to_heading_min_angle: 0.785
       max_angular_accel: 3.2
       max_robot_pose_search_dist: 10.0